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Alec Hearne

Alec Hearne

Born: 22 July 1863, Ealing, Middlesex
Died: 16 May 1952, Beckenham, Kent
Major Teams: Kent, England.
Known As: Alec Hearne
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Slow


Only Test: England v South Africa at Cape Town, Only Test, 1891/92

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1894

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    1    1   0     9    9    9.00   0   0    1   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1884 - 1910)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  488  833  78 16346  194   21.65  15  71  404   0

                       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10
Bowling            23120 1160  19.93  8-15   52   9

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Profile:

A member of the famous Hearne family, brother of Test players GG and Frank, cousin of Test player JT and first-class cricketers GF, Herbert and Walter, uncle to Test player GAC, and son of George Hearn of Middlesex. Alec played just one Test, when he toured South Africa with WW Read's side in 1891-92. (His brother George and cousin JT were in the same side, and his brother Frank in the opposition!) Like his brothers Alec was introduced to cricket by his father, who was groundsman at Catford Bridge, where Kent played their home matches in 1875. He came into the Kent XI as an excellent leg-spin bowler of the quicker style, with good command of length and line, and with a deceptive flight. He initially had no pretensions as a batsman but with much practice and application turned himself into a genuine all-rounder. As a batsman he favoured the back foot, and was an excellent cutter, particularly of the rising ball that he would play deliberately over the slips. Hearne was unfortunate not to play more Test cricket - he performed particularly well when Kent defeated the Australian tourists in 1884, 1886 and 1890. After retirement from playing he coached for Kent, and on the death of his brother Walter took over his post as county scorer. He scored for fourteen years, despite being severely handicapped by rheumatism in his later years. Wisden said of him in their obituary: "like all the Hearnes he was quiet of speech and manner, modest, and an excellent judge of cricket". (DL, 2000)

* Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 10:04:35 GMT


 
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